Siege of Segesta (270 BC)

The Siege of Segesta took place in the summer of 270 BC, when the Roman Republic armies of Flavius Julius and his son Vibius Julius laid siege to the rebel settlement of Segesta in Liguria. The Romans were victorious with only a few losses, and Liguria became a province of the SPQR.

History
In 270 BC, the Roman Senate issued a mission to the House of Julii, demanding that they capture the rebel settlement of Segesta from the Ligurians. The household patriarch, Flavius Julius, acquiesced, and two Roman armies under Flavius and his son Vibius Julius laid siege to the settlement. With 321 troops, the Romans faced only 121 Ligurian rebels under the command of Captain Cintugnatus. The settlement had no wall defenses, so the Romans had no need to starve the city into submission. They launched a frontal attack on the settlement, hoping to destroy their enemies in battle.

The Roman legionnaires, mainly Hastati, stormed the settlement through the open front gates. Their armored troops, with short swords and shields, easily cut down the poorly-equipped Ligurian peasantry, armed with daggers and with little to no armor. The Romans defeated the Ligurians, leaving 84 Ligurians and 8 Romans dead. As a reward for the House of Julii's capture of the settlement, the Roman Senate gave them 5,000 denarii.